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Association between abdominal obesity, screen time and sleep in adolescents.
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- Association Between Sleep Duration, Screen-Based Sedentary Time, and Weight Status Among Chinese Adolescents.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Neck-to-height ratio in screening for abdominal obesity among children and adolescents: a cross-sectional study.BMC pediatrics · 2025Article
- Dietary and non-dietary risk factors associated with excess body mass and abdominal obesity in adolescents from rural regions of southern Poland: a cross-sectional study.Frontiers in public health · 2025Article
- Risk factors analysis and prediction models of obesity in college students based on dietary patterns.Frontiers in nutrition · 2025Article
- Sleep quality moderated the mediating effect of BMI and waist circumference on the relationship between screen time and mental health in Chinese adolescents.Frontiers in pediatrics · 2025Article
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- Waist-based anthropometric measures and central adiposity-related comorbidities in children.South African family practice : official journal of the South African Academy of Family Practice/Primary Care · 2024Article
- Association between sedentary behavior, screen time and metabolic syndrome among Chinese children and adolescents.BMC public health · 2024Article
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Abstract
objectiveTo assess the association between abdominal obesity, food intake, sleep deprivation, and screen time in adolescents.
methodsThis cross-sectional study was conducted with 432 adolescents aged 14-19 years, from public and private schools. Anthropometric and body composition measures included body weight, waist circumference, body mass index for age, waist-to-hip ratio, waist-to-height ratio, and body fat percentage. Abdominal obesity was defined by age and sex specific cut-off points for waist circumference. Food intake, screen time, sexual maturation, and sleep duration were evaluated by self-administered questionnaires.
resultsThe prevalence of excess body weight and abdominal obesity was 16.7% and 27.5%, respectively. Students in the adult phase (post-puberty), with inadequate waist-to-height ratio, high body fat percentage, and screen time ≥ 3 h/day were, respectively, 2.5 (95% CI 1.40-4.46), 7.44 (95% CI 1.08-51.46), 2.79 (95% CI 1.04-7.50), and 1.43 (95% CI 1.24-3.89) more likely to have abdominal obesity. Low intake of unprocessed or minimally processed foods was associated with inadequate sleep duration, while high intake of ultra-processed foods was associated with high screen time.
conclusionsAbdominal obesity was associated with the adult phase, short sleep duration and high screen time. The degree of food processing was associated with screen time and sleep duration. Assessing the risk factors of abdominal obesity may be a useful strategy for preventing cardiovascular disease in adolescents.
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